Monday, May 6, 2024

Catching the Lee A. Tregurtha at Port Huron

 I was waffling a little bit about going out yesterday.  I was a little on the tired side and then I saw that the Lee A. Tregurtha was coming down.  It was a nice enough day, so I headed over to Port Huron to catch her.

She was coming down from Marquette with a load of taconite.
She was heading to the steel mill on the Rouge River.  If I thought I could have caught her there, I would have waited but it would be dark by the time she arrived there.
Although, I wouldn't mind trying it someday but that's not exactly the nicest of areas.
The first of two bow shots.
She makes her turn for the channel.
I love watching ships as they come off Lake Huron.  They do a little dance to get on the St. Clair River.
Downbound ships in the afternoon are almost perfectly lit and that helps as well.
The Tregurtha has a scrubber, so she has the steam that makes her look like a steamship.
Closer.
The second headshot.
Then she makes the turn for the other part of the channel.
It was a little on the windy side, so I didn't have my drone with me.
A clean background.
She is kind of framed by the Blue Water Bridge.
She continues on her way.
The best beam shot I can get here.
Her pilot house.
Her stern.
In roughly seven hours from this point, she will be in Dearborn.


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